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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tamaracian, post: 5680810, member: 23122&quot;]Congratulations to you for your willingness to post, and for the investigative effort and professional looking photos, as this elicits highly constructive comments from the members, and also provides insight to those of us that may come across a similar looking coin.&nbsp; Based upon the excellent suggestion from Fred Weinberg, there was little to risk in performing the cut in between two reeds.&nbsp; If you have a coin that seems to be inconsistent with Mint specs for weight, composition, or appearance and you don&#039;t feel like you want to post it on CoinTalk just yet, you might want to investigate whether a coin dealer, jewelry dealer, or pawn shop near you has an XRF (X-Ray Fluorescence) Analyzer that can tell the operator the exact metallic composition of an alloy--including any plating--within about 2-3 seconds.&nbsp; HINT: if you bring a piece of Gold jewelry with you to a jeweler or pawn shop to see how much you might get for melt value <b><i>IF</i></b> you sell it to them, they may not balk at taking their valuable time to also test your coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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